Is your brand telling the right story?

2016 marked a shift from traditional marketing to brand storytelling. As we look towards the next three years, marketing professionals will need to master upcoming trends – some of which may already be on your radar (think VR) but others you don’t yet dare to predict (think likely shifts under President-elect Trump).

Through work with top tech brands like Microsoft and Comcast, we’ve gained insight into the ways in which technology transforms marketing. Below, we take a look at how storytelling is likely to evolve and how to best position your business for success.

Prediction Snapshot

All information will become entertainment. Data, reports, news, polls, studies—every form of marketing communications will be presented visually, in animation, with two-way engagement. Marketers will also have to get more creative with the ways they collect data as customers become less willing to complete forms and click ads.

Brands will increasingly become full-time publishers, investing in ways to mobilize and move their own brand followings instead of paying for third parties to carry their messages. More than sponsored content, brands become the original and only source of content, making developing loyal followers more important than ever.

Recommendation for the 2020 Marketer: Invest in content marketing but avoid abandoning traditional media relations. The need to develop deep relationships with media will be greater than ever; the nature of media and the journalists and sites where news is generated simply will have changed.

In our new 2020 Marketer eGuide, our experts share more insights to help you better prepare for the next decade.

Airfoil is a creative marketing and public relations firm serving innovative, cutting edge companies in the technology, consumer, healthcare, automotive, manufacturing sectors. With talented pros in NYC/New York City, Detroit and Silicon Valley, plus partners in London, Sao Paulo and Hong Kong, Airfoil is trusted by top brands to help their products, services and reputations soar.